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Supreme Court Sets Regularization Date for ONGC Employees: ONGC Employees Mazdoor Sabha vs. ONGC (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Industrial Dispute, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 25-B, Judges, R.F. Nariman, Regularization of Employees, S. Ravindra Bhat, V. Ramasubramanian

ONGC Employees Regularization: Supreme Court Sets Date for Regular Employment LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the correct date for regularizing term-based employees. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: ONGC Employees Mazdoor Sabha vs. The Executive Director Basin Manager, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (India) Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 13 February 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 13 February […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Commercial Disputes: Vijay Karia vs. Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi SRL (2020) INSC 123 (13 February 2020)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 48, Enforcement of Foreign Awards, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 with FEMA, Judges, R.F. Nariman, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Vijay Karia vs. Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi SRL (2020) INSC 123 LEGAL ISSUE: Enforceability of foreign arbitral awards in India. CASE TYPE: International Commercial Arbitration Case Name: Vijay Karia & Ors. vs. Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi SRL & Ors. Judgment Date: 13 February 2020 Date of

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Supreme Court Directs Political Parties to Disclose Criminal Antecedents of Candidates: Rambabu Singh Thakur vs. Sunil Arora & Ors. (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 129, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Criminalization of Politics, Election Law, Judges, R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, Transparency in Elections

Supreme Court Directs Political Parties to Disclose Criminal Antecedents of Candidates: Rambabu Singh Thakur vs. Sunil Arora & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Transparency in electoral process regarding criminal background of candidates CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition related to election law Case Name: Rambabu Singh Thakur vs. Sunil Arora & Ors. Judgment Date: 13 February 2020 Date

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Supreme Court clarifies the duty of First Appellate Court in Specific Performance cases: Malluru Mallappa vs. Kuruvathappa (2020)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XLI Rule 31, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 96, Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Article 54, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court clarifies the duty of First Appellate Court: Malluru Mallappa vs. Kuruvathappa (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Duty of the First Appellate Court to re-appreciate evidence and record findings in appeals against decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance. Case Name: Malluru Mallappa(D) Thr. Lrs. vs. Kuruvathappa & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 February 2020 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court restricts asset freezing under Section 241 of the Companies Act: Usha Ananthasubramanian vs. Union of India (2020)

/ Companies Act, 2013, Companies Act, 2013 with Section 241, Companies Act, 2013 with Section 337, Companies Act, 2013 with Section 339, Judges, R.F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Restricts Asset Freezing Under Companies Act: Usha Ananthasubramanian vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) can freeze the assets of a person under Section 241 of the Companies Act, 2013, for alleged mismanagement in a company other than the one they are directly associated with. CASE

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Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim for Employee Dishonesty in Commodity Substitution Case

/ Consumer Law, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 405, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 406, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 420, Insurance Claims, Insurance Law, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Claim for Employee Dishonesty in Commodity Substitution Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable under a Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Policy for losses arising from the dishonest acts of employees, specifically in cases of commodity substitution. CASE TYPE: Consumer Law, Insurance Law Case Name: Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. National

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Supreme Court Clarifies Collective Investment Scheme Regulations for Trusts: OSIANS CONNOISSEURS OF ART PVT. LTD. vs. SEBI (2020)

/ Collective Investment Scheme, Judges, R. F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat, SEBI (Collective Investment Scheme) Regulations, 1999, Securities Law, Securities Law with Section 11AA, Trust Law, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Clarifies Collective Investment Scheme Regulations for Trusts: OSIANS CONNOISSEURS OF ART PVT. LTD. vs. SEBI (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trust operating a collective investment scheme is subject to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). CASE TYPE: Securities Law/Collective Investment Scheme Case Name: OSIANS CONNOISSEURS OF ART PVT.

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Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award in Family Property Dispute: Balwant Singh vs. Dungar Singh (2020)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Arbitration Act, 1940, Arbitration Act, 1940 with Section 39(1)(vi), Judges, R. Banumathi

Supreme Court Modifies Arbitral Award in Family Property Dispute: Balwant Singh vs. Dungar Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: February 12, 2020 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a court modify an arbitral award based on a subsequent settlement between the parties? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case

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Supreme Court Upholds Right to Alienate Property Despite Gift Deed Restriction: Sridhar vs. N. Revanna (2020)

/ Alienation of Property, Ashok Bhushan, Gift Deeds, Judges, Navin Sinha, Property Law, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 10, Transfer of Property Act, 1882 with Section 13

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Alienate Property Despite Gift Deed Restriction: Sridhar vs. N. Revanna (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a condition in a gift deed restricting the donee’s right to alienate the property is valid under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Transfer Case Name: Sridhar & Anr. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Freedom Fighter Pension: Government of India vs. Sitakant S. Dubhashi (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Judges, Navin Sinha, Pension Law, Pension Law with Cut-off Date, Pension Schemes

Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Freedom Fighter Pension: Government of India vs. Sitakant S. Dubhashi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date can be imposed for eligibility for pension under a scheme for freedom fighters. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal Case Name: Government of India & Ors. vs. Sitakant S. Dubhashi & Anr. [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order in abetment to suicide case: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab (2020)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 161, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Deepak Gupta, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 107, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 306, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Offences Relating to Suicide

Supreme Court overturns High Court order in abetment to suicide case: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court quash criminal proceedings based on an assessment of statements recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rajeev Kourav vs. Baisahab and Ors. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Policy for Army Officers: Brig. Nalin Kumar Bhatia vs. Union of India (2020)

/ Armed Forces, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Fundamental Rights, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Promotion Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Policy for Army Officers: Brig. Nalin Kumar Bhatia vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-empanelment for promotion was contrary to the promotion policy. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Brig. Nalin Kumar Bhatia vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 11 February 2020 Date of the

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